On this day in 1918, it was reported that a quarter of a million Americans had embarked for France, while in Staverley Court, all thoughts are on just one boy.  Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

27 July 1918 - Cora Gidley

Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.

Drama

Fiction

On this day in 1918, the German Kaiser was forced to abdicate, and in Folkestone, the Wilsons face an uncertain future. Cast
Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
Albert ..... Jamie Foreman 
Daniel ..... Jonathan Bailey
Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook
Jack ..... Ashley Kumar
Norman ..... Sean Baker
Peter ..... Bea White 
Victor ..... Joel MacCormack  Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

9 November 1918 - Kitty Lumley

On this day in 1918, On this day in 1918, the Church of England created a fund for Spiritual Reconstruction after the war, and in Folkestone, Johnnie is feeling dispirited.   Cast
Johnnie ..... Paul Ready 
Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger 
Albert ..... Jamie Foreman 
Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
Bill ..... Ben Crowe
Charles ..... Rufus Wright
Cressida ..... Bettrys Jones 
Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Isabel ..... Keely Beresford
Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
Peter ..... Bea White 
Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom
Valentine ..... Nick Underwood
Operator ..... Emma Handy Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

8 November 1918 - Johnnie Marshall

On this day in 1918, the military situation in Germany was becoming desperate, while in Folkestone, Ralph Winwood deals with despair on the Home Front. Cast
Ralph ..... Nicholas Murchie
Adam ..... Billy Kennedy 
Alec ..... Tom Stuart
Charles ..... Rufus Wright
Dorothea ..... Rachel Shelley	
Isabel ..... Keely Beresford
Olive ..... Rhiannon Neads Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

7 November 1918 - Ralph Winwood

On this day in 1918, the revolutionary movement that began in Kiel spread to the whole of Germany, while in Folkestone, Gabriel takes part in a small insurrection. Cast
Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger 
Cressida ..... Bettrys Jones 
Eric ..... Paul Rainbow
Esme ..... Katie Angelou
Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings
Hilary ..... Craige Els 
Johnnie ..... Paul Ready 
Nell ..... Alice St Clair 
Norman ..... Sean Baker
Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom
Sylvia ..... Joanna David Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

6 November 1918 - Gabriel Graham

On this day in 1918, terms for the Armistice were agreed upon by the Allies at Versailles, and in Folkestone, it appears that Bill’s ceasefire has been a fragile affair. Cast
Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
Bill ..... Ben Crowe
Esme ..... Katie Angelou
Norman ..... Sean Baker
Walter ..... Joseph Kloska 
Ryan ..... Ryan Whittle 
Roy ..... Nathan Nolan Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

27 July 1918 - Cora Gidley

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